Boxi is a free backup component for Windows and Linux. It backs up
over the Internet, without disks or tapes, is fast and efficient, and
protects your data on the server and in transit with strong encryption
so that even the server owner can't read it.
For more information, please see the Boxi project home page at http://boxi.sourceforge.net.

This is a Linux port of David Tait's PP software for programming
Arizona Microchip PICs (specifically the 16x84 model). The hardware
needed is either a Tait-style programmer, or the AN589 support which I
have added to this version and submitted to David Tait. Documentation is
included which describes how to build the necessary hardware.

Pace, an old friend from the
BBC Micro days and the last remaining British modem manufacturer, has
gone bust. Infoserve.com has the cheek to charge £10 for access to Pace
drivers. Well, not any longer. Here they are:

Sharp Electronics makes the
most excellent
MD-MS722
portable MiniDisc player, which was once my favourite toy! Unfortunately
it broke down after 2 years, so I can't recommend it for long-term
reliability.